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Thai Vocabulary: 5. Telling a Story Together

Learn the phrases that help two people build, follow and react to a story.

วันนั้น
wan nán
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-high
that day
ตอนแรก
dtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛk
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-falling
at first
แล้วจู่ๆ
láew jùu-jùu
high tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3low tone — syllable 3 of 3high-low-low
and then suddenly
ปรากฏว่า
bprà-gòt-wâa
low tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3falling tone — syllable 3 of 3low-low-falling
it turned out that
สุดท้ายแล้ว
sùt-tháai láew
low tone — syllable 1 of 3high tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3low-high-high
in the end
ระหว่างนั้น
rá-wàang-nán
high tone — syllable 1 of 3low tone — syllable 2 of 3high tone — syllable 3 of 3high-low-high
meanwhile
พอถึงที่นั่น
phɔɔ thʉ̌ng thîi-nân
mid tone — syllable 1 of 4rising tone — syllable 2 of 4falling tone — syllable 3 of 4falling tone — syllable 4 of 4mid-rising-falling-falling
when I got there
ไม่อยากจะเชื่อเลย
mâi yàak jà chʉ̂a loei
falling tone — syllable 1 of 5low tone — syllable 2 of 5low tone — syllable 3 of 5falling tone — syllable 4 of 5mid tone — syllable 5 of 5falling-low-low-falling-mid
I can't believe it
แล้วคุณทำยังไง
láew khun tham yang-ngai
high tone — syllable 1 of 5mid tone — syllable 2 of 5mid tone — syllable 3 of 5mid tone — syllable 4 of 5mid tone — syllable 5 of 5high-mid-mid-mid-mid
so what did you do?
สรุปก็คือ
sà-rùp gɔ̂ɔ khʉʉ
low tone — syllable 1 of 4low tone — syllable 2 of 4falling tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4low-low-falling-mid
basically / to sum up

Vocabulary (10 words)

วันนั้น wan nán
that day
ตอนแรก dtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛk
at first
แล้วจู่ๆ láew jùu-jùu
and then suddenly
ปรากฏว่า bprà-gòt-wâa
it turned out that
สุดท้ายแล้ว sùt-tháai láew
in the end
ระหว่างนั้น rá-wàang-nán
meanwhile
พอถึงที่นั่น phɔɔ thʉ̌ng thîi-nân
when I got there
ไม่อยากจะเชื่อเลย mâi yàak jà chʉ̂a loei
I can't believe it
แล้วคุณทำยังไง láew khun tham yang-ngai
so what did you do?
สรุปก็คือ sà-rùp gɔ̂ɔ khʉʉ
basically / to sum up